The word "vanilla" entered the English language in 1754, when the botanist Philip Miller wrote about the genus in his Gardener’s Dictionary.

Um den Namen Bourbon-Vanille tragen zu dürfen, muss die Vanille von den so genannten Bourbon-Inseln (Madagaskar, Komoren, Réunion, Seychellen und Mauritius) stammen. Fertilization varies with soil conditions, but general recommendations are: 40 to 60 g of N, 20 to 30 g of P 2O 5 and 60 to 100 g of K 2O should be applied to each plant per year besides organic manures, such as vermicompost, oil cakes, poultry manure, and wood ash.

Cuttings take one to eight weeks to establish roots, and show initial signs of growth from one of the leaf axils. This vanilla is named after the dynasty of kings who ruled France in 1642 and who gave their name to Reunion Island (Bourbon Island). Although it is native to Mesoamerica and South America, it is now widely grown throughout the tropics. Bourbon vanilla beans from Madagascar are superior, with flavor and aromatic qualities that make Madagascar vanilla beans the most popular and sought after vanilla variety. To use a vanilla bean, cut each end off from the vanilla bean and slice through the vanilla bean lengthwise, remove the paste from inside the vanilla bean and use as needed.

In a pinch, you could give your bottles away after 2-3 weeks, hoping your friends won’t use them for a little while. Bourbon Vanilla from Madagascar is known and recognized by all professionals as a precious and beneficial spice. It is the perfect salt for making salted caramel sauces or ice cream, the vanilla notes really lifting them, and it works just as well in cookies and biscuits. Vanilla requires organic matter, so three or four applications of mulch a year are adequate for the plant. Whether you’re an artisan, chef, baker, ice cream and gelato maker or chocolatier, they’re here to help you select the perfect beans, extracts, pastes, powders, or flavours to elevate your creations to new heights!

These seed pods are roughly a third of an inch (8 mm) by six inches (15 cm), and brownish red to black when ripe. We love that the powder is packed with vanilla flavour without the alcoholic harshness that you often find in vanilla extracts. Cuttings between 60 and 120 cm (24 and 47 in) should be selected for planting in the field or greenhouse. Madagascan Bourbon Vanilla Extract has a high vanilla content and a very strong, clear and creamy vanilla flavour. p>"No matter the variety, sourcing from high-quality distributors is a must to ensure the freshest, most nuanced beans.

Pale yellow discoloration that commences at the distal end of the fruits is not a good indication of the maturity of pods. Hot money, cold beer: Navigating the vanilla and rosewood export economies in northeastern Madagascar". If you need to ensure that you receive an exact quantity or length of whole beans we recommend purchasing a specific quantity amount. The distinctively flavored compounds are found in the fruit, which results from the pollination of the flower.The cultivation of vanilla was a low-profile affair, as few people from outside these regions knew of it.